JPH0335457B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a technology for connecting and retaining the upper or lower end of a partition wall panel (hereinafter referred to as a panel) in a movable partition to a ceiling, floor, or stud. The present invention relates to technology that can be used both when using two panels or when using one panel by simply changing the position of the same member, and to technology related to fitting connection without using screws or the like.

Conventionally, in movable partitions, panel locking parts have been installed in advance or later in a horizontally long metal ceiling rail with a U-shaped cross section, for example, to hold the upper end of the panel, fix its back and forth movement, and connect it to the ceiling. Attempts have been made to install. However, it is a difficult task to attach the panel locking parts later, so it is necessary to attach them in advance, or in many cases, a ceiling rail frame and panel locking parts are made integrally. ing. Even if it is attached in advance, difficult work such as welding or screwing is required, and one that is molded in one piece has the drawbacks of poor flexibility and high cost.

For example, in today's so-called large-wall type partitions, the front and rear panels are placed with their back sides facing each other for ceiling rails and floor rails, creating a hollow space between the panels, or without creating a hollow space at the end. A pulse locking member is provided to hold the part in place. In this case, for example, if some of the panels have to be replaced with a single transparent panel (for example, a glass plate) at the top, bottom, or in their entirety, it is very confusing. This is because different parts are required, and if the movable partitions are of the same type and standard, the work will be easier and simpler, and the same ceiling rails, for example, will be used. This is because strength and beauty are maintained by using it.

Furthermore, for example, ceiling rails, floor rails, etc. having a U-shaped cross section (hereinafter referred to as ceiling rails, etc.) have problems in terms of strength. That is, the surface of the ceiling rail etc. may be distorted due to the mass of the panel receiving it or naturally.

The present invention provides a solid frame body that has a stable holding force (for example, the surface of the ceiling rail does not become distorted), which is in particular demand in recent years for, for example, ceiling rails that hold the ends of panels, etc. The first objective is to obtain the desired results, and the second objective is to be able to easily attach the panel locking parts without using complicated means such as screws or welding.
Thirdly, the invention was made with the aim of making it possible to use a single panel, for example, a glass plate, even when two panels are used.

For this reason, the present invention devises an inner frame with a U-shaped cross section that fits snugly into the U-shaped cross section of an outer frame such as a ceiling rail, and on either the upper or lower side of the inner frame, One has a panel locking part that holds two panels, and the other has a panel locking part that holds one glass material, etc., so that the upper and lower parts can be interchanged, and they do not require screws or welding. This purpose is achieved by making extensive use of fitting connection means that immediately secure the panels and glass materials without using any other means.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to describe the invention in more detail, it will be explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outer frame 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and hereafter, the reinforcing frame 2 in FIG. 2, the window frame piece 3 in FIG. 3, and the insert piece 4 in FIG. All four parts are integrally formed with horizontally long frames made of hard materials such as metal, wood, and resin.

The outer frame 1 has the left and right sides of the cross-section shaped like decorative pieces 5, 5.
, and the top side is the top piece 6. At a position on the inner wall of the decorative piece 5 near the top piece 6, a short protruding frame stopper piece 7 is made to protrude horizontally inward at right angles, and at the open end of the inner wall, a small ridge with a rectangular cross section is formed on the edge. Then, the frame locking parts 9 are made to protrude inward at right angles to the small width, and the corners of the frame locking part 9 in the direction of the top piece 6 of the rectangular cross section are cut out with a concave curve to form the notch part 8. It is set horizontally.

The reinforcing frame 2 has a rectangular cross section that is tightly fitted into the outer frame 1, with the left and right sides serving as fitting pieces 10, 10, and the bottom side serving as a bottom piece 11. Bend the open end of the fitting piece 10 inward at right angles to form a small abutment piece 12,
12, and the outer diameter from the contact piece 12 to the bottom piece 11 is the length from the tip of the frame locking part 9 in the outer frame 1 to the frame locking piece. Further, on the outer wall of the fitting piece 10, near the tip near the bottom piece 11, A semicircular strips 13, 13, which are small protrusions with a semicircular cross section, are provided.
Similarly, B semi-circular strips 14, 14 are provided in a horizontally elongated manner near the abutment piece 12 at a position circumscribing the notch 8 of the frame locking portion 9 in the outer frame 1.

A large horizontally long notch is made in the center of the bottom piece 11 of the reinforcing frame 2, and a small protrusion with a square cross section is attached to the inner wall of the bottom piece 11 horizontally to straddle the opening, and a fitting groove 15 is formed above the fitting groove 15. The overhanging portions are referred to as overhang pieces 16, 16. The reinforcing frame 2 also has a bottom piece 1.
1 and the fitting groove 15, protrusions 17, 17 having a dogleg-shaped cross section are made to protrude horizontally from the inner wall at an intermediate position between the fitting groove 15 and the fitting groove 15. The height of the rectangular protrusion 17 from the outer wall of the bottom piece 11 is equal to the height W from the tip of the frame locking part 9 in the outer frame 1 to the inner wall of the top piece 6, and the bent part with the rectangular bent part 18, 18 are provided symmetrically toward the respective contact pieces 12, 12.

The window frame piece 3 mainly has an L-shaped cross section, with the rising part on one side serving as the A vertical frame 20;
The open end of the glass frame 21 is bent inward twice at right angles to form an A glass frame 21 having a small L-shape in cross section.
The other end of the A vertical frame 20 has a pointed shape with a right triangular cross section, and the other acute angle of the right triangle is an A locking claw 22 that protrudes from the outer wall of the A vertical frame 20, and the part that protrudes from the outer wall. is the A hanging claw 25. On the other hand, the horizontal side part of the L-shaped cross section is made into the A horizontal frame 23, and its open end is made to have the same shape and symmetrical shape as the A locking claw 22, and becomes the B locking claw 24, which is the same as the A hooking claw 25. The protrusion on the line is defined as the B hanging claw 26. Bend the open end of the B hook 26 slightly outward at a right angle,
Furthermore, a tomoe-shaped protrusion 28 having a shape in which the tip thereof is convexly curved inwardly and further concavely curved outwardly is provided.

Furthermore, a partition protrusion 29 is provided by protruding the central part of the A horizontal frame 23 inward to have a rectangular cross section.

The A horizontal frame 23 and the A and B locking claws 22 and 24 at its left and right ends fit into the fitting groove 1 in the reinforcing frame 2.
The size is such that it fits inside the 5.

The insert piece 4 has a main shape with an L-shaped cross section, and the rising part on one side is a B vertical frame 30, and the part that fits externally into the tombo-shaped protrusion 28 of the window frame piece 3 at the open end of the B vertical frame 30. A curved protrusion 31 having a convex curved cross section is provided in a horizontally long manner with the convex portion facing inward.

In addition, the other side of the L-shaped cross section, the horizontal side, is used as the B horizontal frame 32, and its open end is slightly bent inward at right angles, and then slightly bent inward at right angles to form the window frame piece 3. A B glass frame 33 has the same shape as the A glass frame 21. The open tip of the B glass frame 33 was slightly bent outward at a nearly right angle, and then the tip was bent long and diagonally outward, and the tip was bent slightly outward again and made parallel to the B horizontal frame 32. A horizontally long protruding oblique tongue piece 34, and its parallel end 3
8 is of a size that can be inserted and fitted into the upper part of the stopper piece 27 in the window frame piece 3. The height of the curved protrusion 31 and the oblique tongue piece 34 from the outer wall of the B horizontal frame 32 is
It is made equal to the height X from the outer wall of the A glass frame 21 to the inner wall of the A horizontal frame 23 in the window frame piece 3.

The structures of the four parts constituting the present invention have been described above, and the usage and effects thereof will now be described. FIG. 6 shows how the ends of the two panels 19, 19 are secured in the ceiling. In this case, first, the outer frame 1 is fixed to a ceiling surface (not shown), and the reinforcing frame 2 is attached to the outer frame 1 with the rectangular protrusion 1.
Insert it inside with 7 facing downward. That is, outer frame 1
First, the bottom piece 11 of the reinforcing frame 2 is tightly fitted into the frame of the sum locking parts 9, 9 without any resistance, and then by applying a little pressure, the A semicircular strip 1 in the reinforcing frame 2 is inserted.
3 and 13 push the frame of the frame locking parts 9 and 9 apart a little, the A semicircular strip 13 advances inward along the inner wall of the decorative piece, and the B semicircular strip 14 and 14 do the same. Slightly expand the space between the frames of the frame locking parts 9, 9, and pass through.
It stops in a state where it is circumscribed by the notches 8, 8. In this internal fitting, the relationship between the outer frame 1 and the reinforcing frame 2 is that the outer wall of the bottom side 11 is in contact with the frame retaining piece 7 of the outer frame 1, the A semicircular strip 13 is on the inner wall of the decorative piece 5, and the frame retaining part is in contact with the outer wall of the bottom side 11. The B semicircular strip 14 is in a state of circumscribing the notch 8,
The outer walls of the frame locking portion 9 and the abutment piece 12 are flush with each other. Next, the panels 19, 19 are brought in, and the panels 19
is held vertically and connected to the ceiling.

Next, the state in which the glass material 35 is used is shown in FIG.

In this case, as in the previous case, the reinforcing frame 2 is pushed tightly into the fixed outer frame 1, with the leaf-shaped protrusion 17 facing upward. That is, first, the abutting pieces 1 of the reinforcing frame 2 are placed within the frame of the frame locking parts 9, 9 of the outer frame 1.
Parts 2 and 12 are fitted tightly without any resistance.
Next, by applying a little pressure and pushing, the B semicircular strips 14, 14 of the reinforcing frame 2 will be slightly expanded between the frames of the frame locking parts 9, 9, and will slide on the inner wall of the decorative piece 5 and move upward. Further, the A semicircular strips 13, 13 similarly pass between the frame locking portions 9, 9, circumscribe the notches 8, 8, and stop.

In this internal fitting, the relationship between the outer frame 1 and the reinforcing frame 2 is such that the ends of the tape-shaped protrusions 17, 17 of the reinforcing frame 2 are in circumscribed contact with the inner wall of the top piece 6 of the outer frame 1, and are also in contact with the frame stopper piece 7. The piece 12 and the B semicircular strip 14 circumscribe the inner wall of the decorative piece 5, and the A semicircular strip 13 circumscribes the notch 8 of the frame locking part 9, respectively, and the outer wall of the frame locking part 9 and the bottom piece 11. The surfaces will be aligned.

Next, bring the window frame piece 3, with the A glass frame 21 facing downward and toward the fitting groove 15 of the reinforcing frame 2.
When you apply pressure with 4, the A and B locking claws 2
Due to the structure of the inclined surfaces 2 and 24, the A-horizontal frame 23 is fitted into the fitting groove 15, and supported by the upper surface and the tip surface of the overhanging piece 16, so that the window frame piece 3 is fixed. The A and B hanging claws 25 and 26 serve as horizontally long hooks on the overhanging piece 16.

Next, bring the insert 4 and its B glass frame 32
Insert the parallel end 38 of the diagonal tongue piece 34 into the upper part of the stopper piece 27 of the window frame piece 3 with the side facing downward, and while supporting the inclined surface with the partition protrusion 29, apply pressure to the B vertical frame 30 and When the curved protrusion 31 of B comes into contact with the toe-shaped protrusion 28 on the window frame piece 3 and is pressed, the B vertical frame 30
The end surface of the outer wall is in circumscribed contact with the end surface of the overhanging piece 16, and the curved protrusion 31 is fixed to the toe-shaped protrusion 28 by being fitted onto the outside. The B glass frame 32 is symmetrically opposed to the A glass frame 21 at the same height, and the glass material 35
, and the end thereof is inserted into the opening 36, and the glass material 35 is vertically held and connected via the glass presser 37.

Thus, according to the present invention, there is no need to attach a locking member or the like to the outer frame 1 in advance. Also outer frame 1
By fitting the reinforcing frame 2 inside, the decorative piece 5
Distortions such as these are eliminated, and stable strength can be obtained. Moreover, the panel 19 is strongly held in place with the abutment piece 12, in particular by the creation of the wedge-shaped projection 17. When attaching the glass material 33, the wedge-shaped protrusion 17 serves as a support to stabilize the fitting groove 15, and the window frame piece 3
The window frame body formed by the insert piece 4 and the insert piece 4 is strong. The fitting connection of the window frame piece 3 with the reinforcing frame 2 is also tight, and the oblique tongue piece 34 of the insert piece 4 is supported by the partition protrusion 29, and the fitting connection with the window frame piece 3 is also tight. Therefore, the holding of the glass material 33 is also strong. In addition, there is an alternative reinforcing frame 2 that does not require two different outer frames or panel locking parts.
In addition to the above-mentioned reinforcing effect, this provides a large effect to the movable partition.

Furthermore, the fitting connection mechanism of the present invention, which does not require any welding or screws, makes the installation work much more efficient.

In the above explanation, the outer frame 1 is used as a ceiling rail, but the present invention can also be used for upper and lower frames such as ceiling rails and floor rails, or can be used for left and right vertical frames, or can be applied to glass materials. It can also be used by enclosing the four sides of 35.

The present invention can be used in movable partitions as described above, but it can also be used in a variety of other ways, such as freely incorporating wall-mounted televisions, computer screens, air purifiers, etc. between panels, or It can be said that it has great versatility, as it can be attached to the orientation of a door to create an opening, and can also be used for fittings and furniture.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an outer frame 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a reinforcing frame 2, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a window frame piece 3. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the insert 4, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a first example of the relationship between the components of the present invention, and The figure is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a second example of the relationship between the components of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a window frame piece 3.
is a cross-sectional view of , where 1 is an outer frame, 2 is a reinforcing frame,
3 is a window frame piece, 4 is an insert, 19 is a panel, 3
5 indicates a glass material.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Consists of an outer frame 1, which is a horizontally elongated frame material made of a hard material such as metal, wood, or resin, a reinforcing frame 2, a window frame piece 3, and an insert piece 4, and the outer frame 1 has a cross section of Makeup pieces 5, 5 on the left and right sides of the shape
The upper side is the top piece 6, and at a position near the top piece 6 on the inner wall of the decorative piece 5, the frame stopper piece 7 is made to protrude horizontally inward at right angles, and also at the open end of the inner wall, the cross section is A horizontally long frame locking part 9 that has a small square bulge on the edge and projects inward at right angles in a narrow width, and has a concave curved corner of the square in the direction of the top piece 6 and cuts it out to form a notch 8. , 9, and the reinforcing frame 2 is tightly fitted into the outer frame 1.
The left and right sides of the cross section are the fitting pieces 10, 10, the bottom part is the bottom piece 11, the open tip of the fitting piece 10 is slightly bent inward at right angles to form the abutting pieces 12, 12,
The outer diameter from the contact piece 12 to the bottom piece 11 is the length from the tip of the frame locking part 9 in the outer frame 1 to the frame stopper piece 7, and furthermore, on the outer wall of the fitting piece 10, near the tip near the bottom piece 11, The A semicircular strips 13, 13, which are small protrusions with a semicircular cross section, and the contact piece 1
Similarly, a B semicircular strip 14, 1 is provided at a position circumscribing the notch 8 of the frame locking portion 9 in the outer frame 1 on the 2nd side.
4 is provided in a horizontally elongated manner, a large horizontally elongated notch is made in the center of the bottom piece 11, and a small protrusion with a square cross section is attached to the inner wall of the bottom piece 11 in a horizontally elongated manner so as to straddle the opening. The overhanging portions are used as overhang pieces 16, 16, and furthermore, from the inner wall at the intermediate position between the bottom piece 11 and the fitting groove 15, there are protrusions 17, 17 having a dogleg shape in cross section.
, the bent portions 18, 18 are connected to the contact pieces 12, 1, respectively.
2, and the bottom piece 11 protrudes horizontally with the height from the outer wall equal to the height W from the tip of the frame locking part 9 in the outer frame 1 to the inner wall of the top piece 6. The window frame piece 3 has an L-shaped cross section as its main shape, and the rising part on one side is the A vertical frame 20.
The open end of the glass is bent inward twice at right angles to form an A glass frame 21 with a small L-shaped cross section.
Attach the other end to the A hook 25, which is one acute angle part.
The A locking pawl 22 has a pointed shape with a right triangular cross section and protrudes from the outer wall of the A vertical frame 20. Make it symmetrical B
The open end of the B hooking claw 26 relative to the A hooking claw 25 is bent slightly outward at a nearly right angle, the tip is convexly curved inward, and the tip is concave outward. The A-horizontal frame 23 is provided horizontally as a tomoe-shaped protrusion 28 formed by curving, and furthermore, the central portion of the A-horizontal frame 23 is made to protrude inward with a rectangular cross section to form a partition protrusion 29.
The A and B locking claws 22 and 24 are sized to fit into the fitting groove 15 in the reinforcing frame 2, and the insert piece 4 has an L-shaped cross section as its main shape, and the rising part of one side is the B vertical frame. 30, and the open tip thereof is provided with a horizontally elongated curved protrusion 31 having an inwardly convex curved cross section that fits onto the toe-shaped protrusion 28 of the window frame piece 3, and the other side is L-shaped in cross section. B horizontal frame 3 on the horizontal side
2, the open end is slightly bent inward at right angles, and then slightly bent inward at right angles to form a B glass frame 33 having the same shape as the A glass frame 21 in the window frame piece 3. An oblique tongue piece 3 with an oblong protrusion in which the open tip is slightly bent outward at a right angle, the tip is bent long and diagonally outward, and the tip is slightly bent outward parallel to the B horizontal frame 32.
4, and the B horizontal frame 3 of the curved protrusion 31 and the oblique tongue piece 34.
2 The height from the outer wall is the height X from the outer wall of the A glass frame 21 of the window frame piece 3 to the inner wall of the A horizontal frame 23, and the parallel tip of the diagonal tongue piece 34 is connected to the stopper piece of the window frame piece 3. 27 Size and size to be inserted into the upper part, Reinforcement frame 2 is tightly fitted into the outer frame 1 with the rectangular protrusion 17 facing downward, and the frame retaining piece 7 of the outer frame 1 and the bottom piece 11 of the reinforcing frame 2 are inserted into the outer frame 1. Similarly, the inner wall of the decorative piece 5 and the A semicircular strip 13, and the notch 8 of the frame locking portion 9 and the B semicircular strip 14 are circumscribed, and the frame locking portion 9 and the abutment piece The outer surfaces of the panels 12 are aligned, and the ends of the two panels 19, 19 are fitted between the rectangular protrusion 17 and the frame locking part 9 to securely connect them; , the reinforcing frame 2 is tightly fitted inside with the rectangular protrusion 17 upward, and the frame stopper piece 7 on the outer frame 1 and the abutment piece 12 on the reinforcing frame 2 are attached, and similarly, the B half is attached to the inner wall of the decorative piece 5. The circular strip 14 is circumscribed by the notch 8 of the frame locking portion 9, the A semicircular strip 13, and the tip of the tape-shaped protrusion 17 on the inner wall of the top piece 6, and the outer wall of the frame locking portion 9 and the bottom piece 11 is circumscribed. With the surfaces aligned, insert the window frame piece 3 toward the fitting groove 15 in the reinforcing frame 2, with the A glass frame 21 facing downward, and press the A and B locking claws 22, 24. B hook 24, 2
5 to the overhanging pieces 16, 16, attach the insert piece 4 to this with the B glass frame 33 facing downward, and while inserting the parallel end of the oblique tongue piece 34 into the upper part of the stopper piece 27, insert the curved protrusion 31. is pressed against the tomoe-shaped protrusion 28 to circumscribe it, and the opening part 36 of the A and B glass frames 21 and 33 is pressed.
A frame device for connecting and retaining panels, etc., characterized in that an end portion of a glass material 35 is inserted into the frame, and the end portion of a glass material 35 is inserted into the frame, and the end portion of the glass material 35 is inserted into the frame, and the end portion of the glass material 35 is inserted into the frame, and the end portion of the glass material 35 is inserted into the frame, and the end portion of the glass material 35 is inserted into the frame and the end portion of the glass material 35 is inserted into the frame.